[janus_77]

Originally Posted by fastinfastout

Hi, I understand that the saddle pack puts more weight over the front. The question is, exactly what percentage are we talking about? 0.3-0.5% towards the front?

That really isn't why its done. Some saddle packs are a bit heavier, some a bit lighter than the normal ones. And we've always been able to balance the car with some added weight.

The thing that makes this better to drive is the fact that there is less weight close to the outer edge of the chassis. So now the mass is more central, and therefore the car is more predicable.

Until now I’ve been using budget 25c - 4000mAh packs just because they were light and it really didn't affect handling of the car much even when using sticks. But if I changed to a heavier 5300 LRP battery the car was a lot harder to drive.

The weight bias was 32/68 with no added weights. I placed 30 grams under the esc and 20 behind the servo. Now its back to 35/65 as it should be.